Timeshare claim scam – The scatter gun approach!
April 29th, 2024
Over the years TCA have seen some very convincing scams and some driven by sheer stupidity! It’s the latter we will be looking at today. First off is the normal cold call; then they email their potential victim with what can only be described as utter rubbish. Once again we have a fake court case […]
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Silverpoint and Madrid court scam…again!
February 8th, 2024
Hats off for the inventiveness of Spanish court case scammers, at the same time all in the TCA investigation team have only just recovered from fits of laughter over this one. On a serious note, those not in the know may easily fall for this one but there are so many pointers that confirm this […]
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Vested 7 – A new one on us
July 5th, 2023
A dear old lady contacted us having paid £1,000 to Vested 7 based on a cold call to help her get her money back from Anfi, however, she sort of has got some money already, more on that later. First we will look at the background. Background The lady concerned engaged the services of a […]
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Timeshare and engineered insolvencies
June 5th, 2023
We recently reported the placing into administration of the Paradise Resorts Management (Cyprus) Ltd, this company was responsible for the management of the Paradise Kings Club. This state of affairs came about after a ten year period where the former management company, Paradise Resorts Cyprus Ltd was placed into administration in 2012. The primary role […]
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How Spain is killing the European timeshare industry
June 10th, 2022
Much has been written on the subject of Spanish law 42/98 but little has been commented on the fallout from this seemingly simple piece of legislation. The law entered into statute on 5th January 1999 but for whatever reason the majority of the Spanish timeshare industry either didn’t understand or chose to ignore it, later […]
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Anfi – A serious boardroom feud
September 17th, 2021
As most owners at Anfi will know Björn Lyng was the founder of the Anfi Group timeshare resorts situated in Gran Canaria, upon his demise the family sold their 50% stake in the company to IFA a subsidiary of Lopesan who run hotels in Spain, Dominican Republic, Germany and Austria. The amount realised from the […]
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Financiera Oficial ES – Update
May 7th, 2021
Following our original posting in February see: (https://timeshareconsumerassociation.org.uk/2021/02/19/financiera-oficial-same-scam-different-name/). Unfortunately this scam outfit are alive and well and still attempting to defraud innocent people out of thousands of pounds. Fortunately, this time we have been able to share further documentation they send to attempt to authenticate the supposed claim awaiting to be paid by the Spanish […]
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Resort Development Organisation – Distorting the truth
January 18th, 2021
When an organisation sets itself out as the self appointed representative of the European timeshare industry one has to make the assumption that the information they impart is both factual and correct, in reality, nothing less would be acceptable. The RDO (Resort Development Organisation) website is full of information promoting not only the purchase of […]
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The Rise and Fall of the Timeshare GIANTS
January 8th, 2021
The Rise and Fall of the Timeshare GIANTS; Anfi – the rise When the Anfi Resort Complex opened for business in 1992 it was certainly one of the world’s most luxurious timeshare resorts. Its focus on quality and service made it stand out way above most of Gran Canaria’s hotels and accommodation. Years later, it’s still one […]
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Timeshare claims in Europe
December 24th, 2020
Timeshare claims in Europe; Due to continual complaints from timeshare owners relating to the selling practises of both resorts and developers, the European Union jumped into action with the introduction of the Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 which offered protection to consumers in respect of certain aspects of […]
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